A wiki is a web resource that allows multiple users to create and edit online content. Each wiki article is an ever-chaning collaboration between users. The word wiki comes from the Hawaiian word for "quick" or "fast." Wikipedia is the most recognized example of a wiki.
Georgia Performance Standards
Grades K-5: Concepts of Print (ex. ELA1R1) and Writing (ex. ELA1W1)
Grades 6-8: Reading Across the Curriculum (ex. ELA6RC2: The student participates in discussions related to curricular learning in all subject areas.), Writing (ex. ELA6W1), and Conventions (ex. ELA6C1).
Grades 9-12: Reading Across the Curriculum (ex. ELA9RC2), Writing (ELA9W1), and Conventions (ex. ELA9C1).
ISTE Standards
1. Creativity and Innovation
b. create original works as a means of personal or group expression
2. Communication and Collaboration
a. interact, collaborate, and publish with peers, experts, or others employing a variety of digital environments and media.
b. communicate information and ideas effectively to multiple audiences using a variety of media and formats.
d. contribut to project teams to produce original works or solve problems.
3. Research and Information Fluency
d. process data and report results
Wikis
A wiki is a web resource that allows multiple users to create and edit online content. Each wiki article is an ever-chaning collaboration between users. The word wiki comes from the Hawaiian word for "quick" or "fast." Wikipedia is the most recognized example of a wiki.
Sample Wikis:
Wikispaces
PBWiki
Sample Lessons for the Classroom:
Elementary
Middle
Wiki Ideas for the Classroom
High
Wikipedia: The Good and the Bad
Standards:
Georgia Performance Standards
Grades K-5: Concepts of Print (ex. ELA1R1) and Writing (ex. ELA1W1)
Grades 6-8: Reading Across the Curriculum (ex. ELA6RC2: The student participates in discussions related to curricular learning in all subject areas.), Writing (ex. ELA6W1), and Conventions (ex. ELA6C1).
Grades 9-12: Reading Across the Curriculum (ex. ELA9RC2), Writing (ELA9W1), and Conventions (ex. ELA9C1).
ISTE Standards
1. Creativity and Innovation
b. create original works as a means of personal or group expression
2. Communication and Collaboration
a. interact, collaborate, and publish with peers, experts, or others employing a variety of digital environments and media.
b. communicate information and ideas effectively to multiple audiences using a variety of media and formats.
d. contribut to project teams to produce original works or solve problems.
3. Research and Information Fluency
d. process data and report results